Officer Attitudes and Management Influences on Police Work Productivity

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 293-306

  Johnson, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Police behavior; Police management; Police supervision; Traffic enforcement

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355132462     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-010-9090-2     Document Type: Article

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